Aletsch Glacier
The largest glacier in the Alps.
The Aletsch Glacier, the largest glacier in the Alps, is 23.6 km long and covers more than 120 square kilometres in southern Switzerland. The glacier is located in the Jungfrau-Aletsch-Bietschhorn area, which was inscribed on the World Heritage list in 2001. (Film courtesy of Switzerland Tourism)
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